49th Guards Stalingradsko-Budapestskaya Red Banner Missile Division

49-я гвардейская ракетная Станиславско-Будапештская Краснознаменная дивизия

Military Unit: 34154

Commanders:

• Major-General Petr Semenovich Kurasanov, 14.6.61 - 1.3.65
• Major-General Andrey Ivanovich Gluschenko, 1.3.65 - 1.6.73
• Major-General Yury Averkievich Zhukov, 1.6.73 - 18.12.75
• Major-General Fedor Ivanovich Korsun, 18.12.75 - 10.7.78
• Major-General Vladimir Aleksandrovich Muravev, 10.7.78 - 15.8.82
• Major-General Vladimir Ivanovich Novikov, 15.8.82 - 22.7.85
• Major-General Viktor Kharitonovich Zharko, 22.7.85 - 29.6.89
• Major-General Aleksandr Vasilevich Kozlov, 29.6.89 - 21.1.94
• Major-General Anatoly Evgenevich Krivov, 21.1.94 - 15.4.95
• Major-General Anatoly Ivanovich Ivantsov, 15.4.95 - 1.9.97

Activated 11.6.60 in Omsk, Omsk Oblast, as the 213th Missile Brigade, from the 34th Mortar Brigade - formation was complete in November 1960.

Honours and awards from the 18th Guards Army Corps and the 34th Mortar Brigade.

Initial organisation:

• 290th Missile Regiment (Stepnoy, Omsk Oblast)
• 311th Missile Regiment (Tatarsk, Novosibirsk Oblast)
• 329th Missile Regiment (Tatarsk, Novosibirsk Oblast)
• 353rd Missile Regiment (Omsk, Omsk Oblast)

30.5.61 renamed 49th Guards Missile Division.

It is obvious that the original plans for the Omsk ICBM complex called for deployment of more than one launch site. In addition to a second launch site which was started and then abandoned, there was also a survey and some construction on the complex main road that indicated an intention to expand to the north-northeast and to the east. There was apparently severe problems of silo construction due to poor drainage and a high water table.

In the end only one site was completed (290th Missile Regiment - and this was delayed to 1965), and the division and the three other regiments would all leave Omsk during 1962.

5.9.62 the 353rd Missile Regiment was transferred to Plunge, Lithuanian SSR - attached to the 29th Guards Missile Division.

On 5.10.62 the divisional HQ moved to Lida, Grodno Oblast..

Organisation 10.62:

• 170th Missile Regiment (Minoity, Grodno Oblast) with R-12 missiles
• 376th Guards Missile Regiment (Gezgaly, Grodno Oblast) with R-12 missiles
• 306th Missile Regiment (Slutsk, Minsk Oblast) with R-12 missiles
• 142nd Guards Missile Regiment (Novogrudok, Grodno Oblast) with R-12 missiles

In 1980 the 306th Missile Regiment was transferred to the 33rd Guards Missile Division, while the 638th Guards Missile Regiment was attached to the division from April 1980.

In 1981 the 142nd Guards Missile Regiment was transferred to the 42nd Missile Division.

Organisation 1981:

• 170th Missile Regiment (Minoity, Grodno Oblast) with RSD-10 Pioner missiles
• 376th Guards Missile Regiment (Gezgaly, Grodno Oblast) with RSD-10 Pioner missiles
• 638th Guards Missile Regiment (Slonim, Brest Oblast) with RSD-10 Pioner missiles

Two regiments was added to the division in 1985 (403rd Guards and 56th Guards).

Organisation 1985:

• 170th Missile Regiment (Minoity, Grodno Oblast) with RSD-10 Pioner missiles
• 376th Guards Missile Regiment (Gezgaly, Grodno Oblast) with RSD-10 Pioner missiles
• 638th Guards Missile Regiment (Slonim, Brest Oblast) with RSD-10 Pioner missiles
• 403rd Guards Missile Regiment (Ruzhany, Brest Oblast) with RSD-10 Pioner missiles
• 56th Guards Missile Regiment (Zasimovichi, Brest Oblast) with RSD-10 Pioner missiles

The 638th Guards Missile Regiment was disbanded in 1990.

Organisation 1991:

• 170th Missile Regiment (Minoity, Grodno Oblast) with RT-2PM missiles
• 376th Guards Missile Regiment (Gezgaly, Grodno Oblast) with RT-2PM missiles
• 403rd Guards Missile Regiment (Ruzhany, Brest Oblast) with RT-2PM missiles
• 56th Guards Missile Regiment (Zasimovichi, Brest Oblast) with RT-2PM missiles
• 346th Guards Missile Regiment (Postavy, Vitebsk Oblast) with RT-2PM missiles

Division was disbanded 1997.

Subordination:

• 7th independent Guards Missile Corps, 6.60 - 10.62
• 50th Missile Army, 5.10.62 - 6.90
• 43rd Missile Army, 6.90 - 3.93
• 27th Guards Missile Army, 3.93 - 1997

Support Units:

• 257th independent Helicopter Squadron
• 858th Repair-Technical Base (attached to the 142nd Guards Missile Regiment)
• 859th Repair-Technical Base (attached to the 376th Guards Missile Regiment, from 1980 under the 49th Guards Missile Division)
• 1055th Repair-Technical Base (attached to the 170th Missile Regiment)
• 1057th Repair-Technical Base (attached to the 306th Missile Regiment)
• 1617th Repair-Technical Base (initially attached to the division, and from 10.62 the 290th Missile Regiment)
• 5976th Technical Missile Base
• 735th Communications Center

Headquarters:

• Lida, Grodno Oblast, 10.62 - 1997

Divisional coordinates:

• Lida IR/MRBM Division Command Post Bunker (53 53 25N, 25 15 48E)
• Lida IR/MRBM Division Radcom Transmitter Station (53 56 58N, 25 10 45E)
• Lida IR/MRBM Division Radcom Receiver Station (53 53 33N, 25 14 23E)
• Lida IR/MRBM Division Support Facility (53 53 32N, 25 15 47E)
• Lida Mobile IRBM Division Technical Missile Base (53 35 48N, 25 27 35E) - from 1980
• Lida Mobile IRBM Division Rail-to-Road Transfer Point (53 35 01N, 25 29 52E)
• Helicopter Base (Lida airfield) (53 52 24N, 25 22 27E)